Willie Lee Tyler passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023, at the age of 90. Willie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother and she will be deeply missed by all.
Willie was born in Menard County, Texas to Fred and Martha Prugel on November 2, 1933, and spent her childhood in Menard.
She married John Charles Tyler in December of 1954. Willie graduated from St.
Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. Her greatest love was teaching as an elementary school teacher in Bulverde where she touched the lives of many of her students, encouraging them to learn to read so that they could enjoy it as much as she did.
Later in life she made a new career of restoring and selling antique furniture and operated stores in both Bulverde and Boerne. Her next career was in Bulverde where she loved to share her story of raising money to help fund the Bulverde/ Spring Branch Library, as she would tell it she began as a “professional beggar” later to become their Librarian.
Willie enjoyed traveling with her husband, John. Together, they traveled much of the Southern United States. John loved horse racing and Willie was able tosee much of the country and experience the culture of the different locations they visited.
Willie is preceded in death by her husband, John Tyler and her sister who passed in childhood, Emily Mae Prugel.
Willie is survived by sons, Monte Tyler and his wife Jan, and Bartley Tyler and his wife Camille; and grandsons, Cody Tyler, Lee Tyler, Travis Tyler, and Cortland Tyler.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Heritage Place and their team in Boerne for the loving care they provided to Willie during her final days.
A lovely funeral service was held at Sunset North Funeral Home and Willie is laid to rest with her husband at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in her name to the Spring Branch Activity Center where Willie enjoyed spending her time playing Bridge, Dominos and Bingo with friends and staff.